August 27- 31

8/27- class expectations

8/28 and 8/29- watched movie

8/30- talked about the movie and answered questions.

8/31- World History Intro Ch. 1 notes

  • What is World History?
    • The study of the history of the world
  • BC and AD-
    • Before Christ and anno Domini(Latin for  "in the year of our Lord")
  • BCE-
    • Before Common Era
  • CE-
    • Common Era
  • How old is the Earth?- 
    • 4.6 billion years old
  • What are some of the biggest achievements in world history?
    • Farming
    • Mastery of fire
    • Communication/ Language
    • Invention of tools
    • Invention of wheels
    • Art
  • Where were the oldest human fossils found?
    • Africa- specifically Tanzania, Ethiopia and recently Morrocco
  • What is the difference between archeology and paleontology?
    • Paleontology is the study of life prior to almost 12,000 years ago and relies on the study of fossils
    • Archeology is the study of human activity through the recover of artifacts
  • What is a paleoanthropology?
    • The study of the origins of present humans, using fossils and other remains
    • Hominization-
      • the process of becoming like a human
    • It is a branch of archeology

Louis and Mary Leakey

  • Searched for hominid remains in Tanzania from the 1930's- 1970's
  • Found human-like fossils in 1959 in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania(in Africa)
  • This discovery would usher many other findings over the decades

Donald Johanson

  • Discovered a 3.2 million year old fossil of a female skeleton in Ethiopia named "Lucy"
  • This was the oldest known hominid remains found until 2015
    • 500,000 years older than Lucy
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